carátula
[kaˈɾat̪ula]
The verdict
“carátula” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,452
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Máscara o careta.
Corpus desk
Index ES-caratula · carátula · Spanish
carátula · rank #36,452 · 11 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #36,452
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH cazan
Nearest frequency peer: cazan (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “carátula”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cansadas
cansadas
63,553 corpus weight
- caoba
caoba
63,551 corpus weight
- carátula
carátula
63,549 corpus weight
- cazan
cazan
63,548 corpus weight
- censurada
censurada
63,547 corpus weight
- censuras
censuras
63,546 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “carátula” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carátula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈɾat̪ula] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #36,452 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “carátula” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around carátula (IPA [kaˈɾat̪ula]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,452 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for carátula, with forms such as "acrátula", "carrátula", and "cartáula". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cartuja", "caradura", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is carátula, spelled C-A-R-Á-T-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Máscara o careta.
- 2Portada de un libro o de un disco.
- 3Parte frontal de un reloj.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acrátula
- carrátula
- cartáula
- carátlua
- caráttula
- carátual
- carátulla
- caráutla
- caártula
- ccarátula
- craátula
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carátula - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "carátula", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "carátula". Here's where to go from here.
- "carátula" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "cartuja". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #36,452 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.